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Basic scientific method for Biology
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John tests whether his rap skills are the best in school. Why would you not trust his results?
He is biased
He hates country music
He is not a scientist
He controlled too much
2
Select the correctly written hypothesis
What happens if you train dogs?
If you treat dogs well they will be friendly.
If you train dogs more they might be better.
Dogs are friendly
3
What is the first thing you do if you are in the lab and you spill chemicals on your hands?
Tell the instructor
Get the fire extinguisher
Scream
Pull the chemical shower
4
Select the correctly written hypothesis
If you train dogs more they might be better.
If you treat dogs well they will be friendly.
What happens if you train dogs?
Dogs are friendly
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A control group helps an experiment because it give the scientist
More work
None of the above
More participants
A group to compare experimental results to
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If an experiment cannot be repeated by other people or scientists then it's
Reliable
a good experiment
Perfect
Not reliable
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True or False: Only people with degrees in science can conduct experiments.
True
False
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The effect of amount of light on plant growth. What is the independent variable?
The type of plant
The amount of Soil
Amount of Light
Plant growth
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What is the difference between the experimental group and the control group
The experimental group gets results
The experimental group is independent
The experimental group gets the independent variable tested on them
The experimental group is larger
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The purpose of a procedure is to....
Keep other people from copying
Make sure that the participants know exactly what's happenin
Make you do more writing
Show others the steps you took to do the experiment.
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Which scenario would be the most credible and accurate?
Controlling all variables and doing one trial
Controlling variables and doing 100 trials
Not controlling variables and doing one trial.
Not controlling variables and doing 100 trials
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This is when you state whether your hypothesis was correct, your errors, and what you do next.
Graph
Procedure
Conclusion
Problem
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The effect of the amount of light on plant growth. This would be a good....
Hypothesis
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Title for a graph
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How is a control variable different than the dependent variable?
Control variables are the same as dependent variables.
Control variables are what the scientist is testing.
Control variables are the outcome.
Control Variables remain constant.
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Smithers thinks protein shakes makes workers stronger. What's the dependent variable here?
The age of workers
Worker Strength
The task
Shakes
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What do you need in order to begin the scientific method?
Tools
A problem/question
Hands
A degree
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What is the independent variable
The variable being tested and changed
When you hold something constant
The variable measured
The outcome
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The dependent variable is the.....
Changed by the scientist
Results
Stays the same
Is known before the experiment
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A good hypothesis must
All the above
Be based in logical observations
Be testable
Make a prediction
